If the handle size isn’t an issue, then this would be a great pruner for anyone doing moderate to heavy lawn and garden work.

While she herself uses an old, unbranded pair (“I think they might have once belonged to my boyfriend’s dad,” she told us), Mackowiak said Niwaki’s slender pruner is designed for more delicate pruning thanks to the narrower tip, and she would recommend them to anyone. Our expert testers trial hundreds of garden tools to work out which will do the job well and offer the best value, comfort and quality. The cast aluminium handles are strong and lighter than many others (they weigh 216g in total), and the grip is fine. They can both be cleaned the Japanese way with odourless, non-oily camellia oil and also with a “ Crean Mate” – a scouring block for cleaning resin, rust and other gunks from blades.If you’re looking for a very user-friendly anvil pruner that also doubles as an easy-to-use ratcheting pruner, this one has it all. Our favourite feature is the adjustable cutting width, which can be modified with just a turn to fit a variety of grip sizes. Adjusting the dial from one to eight closes and widens the pruners (including the handles and the blades). The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

This heavy-duty pruner is incredibly well made — it has an ultra-sharp blade, comfortable handle (for larger hands), easy to use thumb-lock and is intuitive to tighten and maintain.

Overall, this heavy-duty pruner performed consistently well with a wide assortment of sticks and branches. Due to their long-lasting materials and comfortable grip, we recommend the Felco F-6 pruners for all gardeners needing smaller-sized tools.